Tesla’s Journey to Market Dominance 

     Tesla’s Journey to Market Dominance 

Aidan Morgan Keena
Business Current Events

Tesla has emerged as one of the most revolutionary companies of the 21st century, transforming both the automotive and energy sectors through its relentless pursuit of innovation. Initially known for its electric vehicles (EVs), Tesla has expanded its vision far beyond cars, becoming a global leader in clean energy and sustainability. The company’s commitment to cutting-edge technology, driven by visionary leadership, has not only disrupted traditional industries but also redefined how the world approaches transportation, energy storage, and renewable power.

19 of the 20 fastest marathon times ever belong to runners from Kenya and Ethiopia. Here’s why.

19 of the 20 fastest marathon times ever belong to runners from Kenya and Ethiopia. Here’s why.

Ishan Gupta
Sports, Science & Nature

Of the 100 fastest marathon times in history, 89 belong to runners from Kenya or Ethiopia. Furthermore, of the top 20 fastest times, 19 have been run by athletes from this region. What is it about the runners from these two East African countries that makes them superior at long-distance events? 

In 2019, the global average time for this 26.2-mile race was 4:32:39, which is equivalent to a speed of about 10 minutes and 34 seconds per mile. The fastest officially recognized time¹, recently run by the late Kenyan distance runner Kelvin Kiptum, was 2:00:35, a staggering pace of exactly 4 minutes and 36 seconds per mile. This is a near full-on sprint for 26.2 miles. The marathon is not a sport that requires extensive finesse, strategy, or athleticism; it is a test of endurance – of how much one can push one's body – and at the highest level, with everybody pushing themselves to the absolute limit, there must be a scientific reason for why Kenyans and Ethiopians have unequivocally dominated the sport. 

Understanding Terror: Terrorists, Their Motives, Their Rise, and Their Targets

Understanding Terror: Terrorists, Their Motives, Their Rise, and Their Targets

Jordan Armando Navarro
Political Theory

Terrorism is a monster the United States, along with the rest of the world, has been battling for decades. The United States declared its “War on Terror” in 2001, with the government investing heavily in counterterrorism programs. To this day, in multiple places around the world, the aches and scars of terrorism continue to linger. While this is a heavy topic, it is essential to understand terrorism and how it proliferates. From here, we will establish an understanding of terrorism, what drives people to align themselves with extremist and terrorist groups, a terrorist target audience, and what message they want to send.

Friend?: A Sociological Study of the Blue Light Epidemic

Friend?: A Sociological Study of the Blue Light Epidemic

Kali Elizabeth Saunders
Business Current Events, Current Events

A recent study has found that the average Gen Z (Americans born between the late 1990s and early 2000s) spends about 3 hours and 28 minutes per day browsing through social media (Wheelwright, 2024). 3.5 hours per day adds up to about 24.5 hours per week. In this study of the sociological effects of this activity that they engage in for one entire day per week, I propose that this “blue light epidemic” that Gen Z’ers are modeling, leads to the dissociation between ideas and realities specifically as it concerns the idea of“friends” and/or the people that they associate with.

Human Connection and Quantum Entanglement: A Detailed Exploration

Human Connection and Quantum Entanglement: A Detailed Exploration

Timothy Kilimo
Uncategorized

The search for understanding human connection has spanned centuries, crossing disciplines such as psychology, sociology, and even biology. Recently, theoretical work and speculative research have explored whether concepts from quantum physics—specifically quantum entanglement—can offer insights into human relationships.

Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where particles become interconnected, such that the state of one particle affects the state of another, regardless of the distance between them. Some researchers and thought leaders have suggested that this phenomenon may, metaphorically or even literally, explain elements of human connection, such as empathy, intuition, and synchronous experiences.

While applying quantum mechanics to human consciousness and relationships remains speculative, exploring this intersection invites fascinating dialogue and potential future research. 

This article looks deeply at the parallels, challenges, and possibilities of linking quantum entanglement with human connection, examining existing theories and expert opinions.

Cuteness II: Race, Gender, and Queerness

Cuteness II: Race, Gender, and Queerness

Valeria Li
Uncategorized

In the first part, cuteness was established as a permeating construct throughout our neurobiology. In this piece, the concept of cuteness in identity through gender will be discussed. Scholars have been working on the way that society genders different things, from colors to clothes to shapes and even academic subjects. The intertwining of cuteness and gender is inevitable in a world that reaches for categorization as much as it can.

The Origin of Philosophy and its Connection to Tyranny

The Origin of Philosophy and its Connection to Tyranny

Ryan Dulaney
Ethics, Political Theory

Philosophy is the framework of modern law and morality. It is the software that governs our minds. In its practice, we question the nature of our existence and glean timeless wisdom that is passed on through the ages. Classical Athens has been in ruins for millennia, but because of philosophy, Socrates lives forever.

This article will investigate the origin of philosophy and the conditions which surround its unique conception. First, it will cover the cultural preconditions necessary to allow for philosophy to have come into existence. Then, it will focus on how those preconditions manifested in early Europe. Finally, it will expand on how these preconditions allowed for the origin of philosophy in classical Greece and its various consequences. 

Quantum Finance: How Quantum Computers Will Change The World of Quantitative Finance

Quantum Finance: How Quantum Computers Will Change The World of Quantitative Finance

Ishan Gupta
Business Current Events

Quantitative Analysts, or “quants”, use complex algorithms and mathematical models to analyze data and predict outcomes, critical skills in the world of stock trading. Before the 1970s and 80s, successful traders sat down with CEOs and economists to gain exclusive information that, when combined with their intuition, allowed them to hedge educated bets on stocks. As market news became digitized, people with a background in math began to realize that stock markets displayed patterns, and complex models could be used to predict whether a stock was going up or down. They started using computers to analyze vast amounts of data, putting information through algorithms designed by mathematicians and computer scientists that returned instructions on buying or selling a particular stock. As computer technology advanced, algorithms became more complex, and the field of quantitative finance grew. Today, almost every trader, from day traders to massive hedge funds, uses research done by quants to help them decide which stocks to buy and sell. 

Quantum Computing: The New Paradigm

Quantum Computing: The New Paradigm

Zoha Imran
Science & Nature

A quantum computer is a computing device that uses quantum bits (qubits), which can exist in multiple states simultaneously due to superposition and be correlated through entanglement, enabling it to solve certain complex problems much faster than classical computers. 

The journey to quantum computing began with the early developments in quantum mechanics. Max Planck's pioneering work revealed the concept of discreteness at sub-atomic levels. J.J. Thomson's discovery of electrons in the cathode ray tube, followed by Rutherford's description of electrons orbiting the nucleus, laid crucial foundations. An unexpected source of insight came from a bad cigar, which played a role in uncovering the concept of spin as intrinsic angular momentum in electrons (Friedrich & Herschbach, 2003).

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